History of Microbiology

Quiz on history of microbiology

Que 1: Louis Pasteur Known for his work in the field of-

1. Microbial Fermentation                       
2. Vaccination
3. Pasteurization                                           
4. All of the above

Que 2: Who discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria that causes tuberculosis(TB)-

1. Louis Pasteur                                            
2. Robert Koch
3. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek                
4. Edward Jenner

Que 3: Father of modern microbiology-

1. Louis Pasteur                                            
2. Robert Koch
3. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek                
4. Edward Jenner

Que 4:  This diagram is known as-

1. The Hershey-Chase Experiments                     
2. Griffith experiment
3. Koch’s  Postulates                                             
4. krebs cycle

Que 5: Leeuwenhoek termed bacteria and protozoa as-

1. Bacteria                                                                         
2. Animalcules
3. Protozoa                                                                       
4. weevil

Que 6: Identify-

1. Louis Pasteur                                            
2. Robert Koch
3. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek                
4. Edward Jenner

Que 7: The mild heating at 62.8°C  for 30 minutes rather that boiling was enough to destroy or kills the  undesirable microorganisms without ruining the  taste of product, this process was referred as-

1. Pasteurization                                            
2. Boiling
3. Filtration                                                        
4. Sterilization

Que 8: The Father of Bacteriology and Protozoology-

1. Louis Pasteur                                            
2. Robert Koch
3. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek                
4. Edward Jenner

Que 9: Main discoveries of Leeuwenhoek-

1. Infusoria                                                     
2. Vacuole of the cell
3. Spermatozoa                                             
4. All of the above

Que 10:  This experiment was demonstrated by:

1. Louis Pasteur                                            
2. Robert Koch
3. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek                
4. Edward Jenner

ANSWERS:

1.(4)  2. (2)  3. (1)  4. (3)  5. (2)  6. (2)  7. (1)  8. (3)  9.(4)  10. (1)

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